The survival of insects depends on their ability to detect molecules present in their
environment. Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) form a family of proteins involved in …

Our knowledge of the molecular basis of odorant reception in insects has grown
exponentially over the past decade. Odorant receptors (ORs) from moths, fruit flies …

A globally invasive form of the mosquito Aedes aegypti specializes in biting humans, making
it an efficient disease vector. Host-seeking female mosquitoes strongly prefer human odour …

Detection of chemical signals from the environment through olfaction is an indispensable
mechanism for maintaining an insect's life, evoking critical behavioral responses. Among …

The sense of smell enables insects to recognize and discriminate a broad range of volatile
chemicals in their environment originating from prey, host plants and conspecifics. These …

Triboelectric sensors, derived from triboelectric nanogenerators, generate electrical signals
in response to mechanical stimuli. Its remarkable advantages of inherent self-powering, and …

Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) mediate neuronal communication at synapses
throughout vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems. We have characterized a family of …

In insects, each olfactory sensory neuron expresses between one and three ligand-binding
members of the olfactory receptor (OR) gene family, along with the highly conserved and …

Drosophila olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) each express two odorant receptors (ORs): a
divergent member of the OR family and the highly conserved, broadly expressed receptor …

Remarkable advances in our understanding of olfactory perception have been made in
recent years, including the discovery of new mechanisms of olfactory signaling and new …